Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Guinea

Conakry vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 21.4% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 29.0% more in Conakry
Groceries: pay 31.1% less in Conakry
Transportation: pay 2.6% more in Conakry
Housing: pay 21.5% less in Conakry
Childcare: pay 61.8% less in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4% less in Conakry
Clothing: pay 57.3% less in Conakry

The cost of restaurants and transportation in Conakry are more expensive than in Taipei. Expenses including childcare, clothing, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Conakry.

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Conakry vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Conakry instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 29.0% more for restaurants

	Taipei	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$4.63 GNF40,738	-1.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$9.26 GNF81,475	+63.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$1.74 GNF15,277	+89.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	??
Average			+29.0%

Taipei vs. Conakry - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.1% less for groceries

	Taipei	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$1.48 GNF13,031	-26.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$11.56 GNF102K	+17.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$8.16 GNF71,796	-29.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$4.34 GNF38,139	+59.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$2.04 GNF17,958	-54.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$1.32 GNF11,601	-40.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$1.09 GNF9,601	-27.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$0.81 GNF7,139	-41.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$0.99 GNF8,733	-50.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.63 GNF5,535	-49.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.63 GNF5,535	-39.6%
Average			-31.1%

Taipei vs. Conakry - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6% more for transportation

	Taipei	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$5.26 GNF46,287	+33.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$28.49 GNF251K	-24.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$33,000.00 GNF290M	-1.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$8.87 GNF77,994	-0.9%
Average			+2.6%

Taipei vs. Conakry - Cost of transportation

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pay 21.5% less for housing

	Taipei	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$185.16 GNF2M	+575.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$510.01 GNF4M	-49.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$317.99 GNF3M	-34.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$132.79 GNF1M	+100.4%
Average			-21.5%

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pay 61.8% less for childcare

	Taipei	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$6,362.45 GNF56M	-61.8%
Average			-61.8%

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pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$3.47 GNF30,553	+22.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$4.63 GNF40,738	+35.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$1.16 GNF10,227	-70.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$89.25 GNF785K	+116.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$4.05 GNF35,645	-58.4%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 57.3% less for clothing

	Taipei	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$20.00 GNF176K	-68.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$25.00 GNF220K	-37.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$30.00 GNF264K	-64.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$50.00 GNF440K	-52.4%
Average			-57.3%

Taipei vs. Conakry - Cost of clothing

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